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Yes, you can always COR to total.

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Originally Posted by Titchou (Post 2079680)

Whether you are at total or not has nothing to do with how many quota additions you can take. It is predicated only on matching bid lists to bid cards. So you will go to the group you listed highest if you are on their list. As an example from the days of hand bid matching, the PNM's names are called in alpha order and matched to whomever they list first - if they are on that group's first list. And so on thru the list of PNMs. And that is done till a group closes out and then they go with the PNMs second choice, and it starts over for them. The women left once all t he groups close out are then eligible for quota additions as long as they maximized their options. Then they are added as above. It's sooooooo much faster by computer! Take my word as one who did it by hand for many years!

This makes sense, and is familiar with what I have previously read on GC.

However, am I dreaming that there are some schools who do the regular matching, as above, but then when they get to the QAs they match those to the group on their MRABA that has the lowest chapter total? Obviously, the thought process would be to try to equalize chapter sizes, so that the big don't just continue to get bigger. The PNM may then get her 1st, 2nd, or yes, even 3rd choice.

It just seems that the two systems have been debated on GC in the past, but maybe my memory is fuzzy.

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Originally Posted by Blondie93 (Post 2079690)

Yes, they are supposed to QA to the chapter with the smallest total chapter size.

Under the old system there was a 5% of quota per chapter limit on QAs. (If quota was 20 then a chapter could only take 1 QA) With RFM, all PNMs can be placed without regard to a
percentage of quota.

Note.....every chapter made quota or above at Auburn!!!!

Congratulations!

Adding up the list of numbers comes to 1123. Is this an Auburn record for placement?

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Originally Posted by Titchou (Post 2079680)

Whether you are at total or not has nothing to do with how many quota additions you can take. It is predicated only on matching bid lists to bid cards. So you will go to the group you listed highest if you are on their list. As an example from the days of hand bid matching, the PNM's names are called in alpha order and matched to whomever they list first - if they are on that group's first list. And so on thru the list of PNMs. And that is done till a group closes out and then they go with the PNMs second choice, and it starts over for them. The women left once all t he groups close out are then eligible for quota additions as long as they maximized their options. Then they are added as above. It's sooooooo much faster by computer! Take my word as one who did it by hand for many years!

So if you have a last name starting with a "T," that might affect getting a bid?

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Originally Posted by phimusam (Post 2079675)

You will get your first choice if you are on their first bid list.

This is Kappa Alpha Theta's 2nd year of regular rush - they recolonized after being away from Auburn for a few years. They were below the overall limit so they can take more than quota.

They actually had the largest chapter last year, so I'm pretty sure they weren't below total. I think this is the 3rd year of rush since recolonizing, but I could be wrong. I know that they had large numbers at each of their pref parties, so apparently they were getting higher rates of return than were anticipated by RFM. But you guys know a lot more about this stuff than I do.

Apparently they are very pleased not only with the quantity but also with the quality of the girls they ended up with.

OK, multiple people asked and didn't get answered...what was quota? 62?

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Originally Posted by 33girl (Post 2079719)

OK, multiple people asked and didn't get answered...what was quota? 62?

yes 62

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Originally Posted by Benzgirl (Post 2079706)

Opening of bids...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX92E4f-7Ek

Hey, that's my video! Neat. Posting more later

Hey ladies! I'm proud to say I received a bid to my first choice.........
Alpha Omicron Pi!!!

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Originally Posted by ree-Xi (Post 2079717)

So if you have a last name starting with a "T," that might affect getting a bid?

No, not at all. If you are on the first list, you are on the first list.

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Originally Posted by Gamomof2 (Post 2079722)

Hey, that's my video! Neat. Posting more later

You must be really proud of your daughter! Congratulations!

Also, thanks for the updates along the way. For someone who pledged over the summer and is not going through the madness that is fall rush, albeit sorority recruitment is a totally different animal from fraternity recruitment, it was very interesting. Very stressful I imagine as well. I'd like to thank you, as well as the other posters in this thread for their insight/experiences on AU sorority recruitment.

War Eagle!

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Originally Posted by Aubie123 (Post 2079728)

Hey ladies! I'm proud to say I received a bid to my first choice.........
Alpha Omicron Pi!!!

Congratulations, Aubie!